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oh, that's awful. The painter should either come remove the paint from it and repaint the door, or replace the weatherstripping free and repaint the door. It's HIS MISTAKE. It also doesn't even look like he sanded/primed the door before putting on the new color. Once you get the paint off, or replace the weather stripping and repaint the door, don't close the door for a full 24 hours. Then, before you do, dust the weather stripping with cornstarch (if it will adhere a dusting), or a thin coat of silicone lubricant, so it wont stick to the paint. You could also try lining the door seal with wax paper if you need the door shut sooner rather than later. In fact, I'd close it with eax paper for a full week, it just looks like that rubber seal is going to "grab" paint, especially since the door wasn't sanded and primered. That looks like basic refrigerator door seal, it shouldn't be impossible to replace, but might not be easy to find in a roll, as most fridges use pre-made-to-size gaskets... but that sure looks like refrigerator seal to me. If you REALLY want to try to clean this yourself and not replace it, I'd try just using a flannel cloth in very very hot water with dishsoap in it, and just rub rub rub, if it's a latex paint and that's a rubber/vinyl seal, that should work. If it's an enamel, I think it's just trash, hopeless, anything that would dissolve the paint will probably melt the rubber/vinyl. Perhaps the best solution is to convince the painter to come REMOVE THE WEATHERSTRIPPING, and scrape/sand/prime/paint the door frame and door again, then tack on new weatherstripping over the fresh paint. He probably can't mess up painting a flat door frame too badly. Unless it's a different color on the other side of the weatherstripping... in that case, just do it yourself and write bad reviews for that painter.

I had the same exact problem by my own mistake, I tried hot soapy water with a rough towel and it came off with a little scrubbing. This took about 15 min... Thankyou for the advice

DON'T use any silicone or silicone containing products on the weatherstrip. Paint won't stick to anything with silicone on it.

Finding the same weatherstripping will probably be very difficult. Try scrubbing the paint off; sooner, the better, before the paint fully cures.

Well 1st of all always always always remove the weather stripping and keep it only to cut and fit new weather stripping that the customer pays for new! Also why in the world would you waste your time cleaning or doing anything except throwing the old weather stripping away! Especially if it's 30 plus years old! I would inspect the weather stripping after removing it for painting! After inspection if there's anything torn or ripped replace if in good shape reuse! If you have a door threshold that is outdated where the black part of weather stripping goes doesn't go into

the Grove! Then you might have a contractor install a Grooved piece a trim it will act as a doorframe ready for weatherstripping to be installed! Also never ever glue or nail weather stripping in place like the last door and door frame that I just spent forever trying to fix because I pulled the weather stripping apart! So I agree painter messed up didn't communicate what was needed to get the job done properly! This is the kinda stuff that should be discussed before anything is started! If your unsure of any of the steps or procedures hopefully you have someone in your family knows about painting or construction that you trust that could help explain this kinda stuff to you!

Don't nail in weather stripping!

Btw not all painters are idiots! 😃